Gait - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Gait :  (noun)
1: the rate of moving (especially walking or running) [syn: pace]
2: a horse's manner of moving
3: a person's manner of walking

Based on WordNet 2.0

Gait : \Gait\, n. [See Gate a way.] 1. A going; a walk; a march; a way.

Good gentleman, go your gait, and let poor folks pass. --Shak.

2. Manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving.

'T is Cinna; I do know him by his gait. --Shak.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Gait :  Gait: A manner of walking. Observation of the gait can provide clues to a number of diagnoses including Parkinson disease, stroke .



Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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